Love this for a post. Red & White and In Fine Spirits are always good for something new and approachable, and Schaffer's is good for Old World and higher end bottles. Getting unabashedly familiar with Vinic in Evanston, as well. Thanks for writing this, Anthony.

@fleurdesel There is the writing process, and there is also the editorial process, which is not in the hands of the writer. In the end, it is the editor who decides how the piece will be finished—be it the structure of a sentence or the omission of details. It's admirable that you take the time to disseminate these points. Thank you, again, for doing so.

@fleurdesel Good points, and glad you brought up Dan's mention of J. Spillane. Thanks for reading. This came to my inbox from Bill Carroll after the post was submitted for editorial:

"The origin or Coalfire:

Myself and and James Spillane, who was from Worcester, MA (I was from Springfield, MA) had originally started discussing how the thin crust pizza in Chicago is not like we remember from growing up on the east coast. We were both in the bar business originally, and were looking to move away from the "Tavern Lifestyle" I guess you could say. We thought there'd be a niche in the market for traditional, artisan style pizza. The idea was to concentrate on one thing and do it well. After reading a bunch of pizza and baking books, and experimenting with pizzas out of a home oven, we finally had something that all of our friends and family all liked, and that was good enough for us. From there Dave Bonomi was also brought in as an equity partner. I had worked with Dave before and knew he could really sell, so he became the perfect partner to run our front-of-house. The reviews we get for our service certainly show the success of Dave's work. Eventually, James Spillane moved on, and the ownership is now me & Dave only."

Thanks, my friend. The acid in the citrus of the filling on the Punk Rock Princess really helped with the dough and frosting. Seriously good stuff. But they had Holiday in Cambodia the day I was there! And yes, I've also seen a unicorn before...